The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-05
SOUTHWESTERN CYCLONE.
Portions Of Missouri and Arkansas Swept BY .
Cyclone with Large Aggregate Of Fatalitiess

Portions Of Missouri and Arkansas Swept BY .
Cyclone with Large Aggregate Of Fatalities
A terrific cyclone swept over the north.
ern part OF Vernon county, Mo-, Thursday
night the 21st inst. at 6 o'clock. The
clouds were plainly visible at Nevada, Mo-,
passing only about eight miles from the
city. The cyclone seemed to come down
the river from the Kansas line. deal
ing death and destruction where
touched toue was s'Fu in Nets Nets t o,so Rrs'9 PASS %
ing through Nets, Usage and Blue
Mound townships. Fences, houses, barns,
and everything in the line of the storm,
which was about a half mile wide, were
picked up, rent into splinters, and cast
down hundreds OF yards away. Trees
were torn up by the roots,
over thirty houses were destroyed,
and about fifteen persons killed. Only
tanned, which is as follows: Mrs. e. Shroule,
Miss Shroule, her daughter; May Slower, j.
c. Hawkins, John Miller. and Mrs. John
Miller.
There were five members Of the Miller
family, four ofwhom were killed, The baby,
aged two years, was dropped in the
yard and was found unhurt this morning.
Parts Of the Miller house and furniture
were found strewn over the fields for q
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Reliable news has only been received from
Usage township, and it is thought that tho
death roll will be swelled to over twenty.
Eve. The storm entered this county q
short distance from Fort Scott, and travers-
ed a distance Of nearly thirty five miles,
leaving the county at q point two miles
south OF Schell City. The path OF the wind
was from goo to 400 yards wide, and its
track was left des olate.
A ureaf MANI rorrrfo ho va booo rocofvod
OF minor damage, and the escapes OF those
whose homes were ruined are almost mi.
raculous. The heavy rain was attended
by an interesting phenomenon in the
northern part Of this city. Balls Of fire
seemed to be falling at an angle OF As deg.
They struck the ground and bursting into
myriads of fiery flakes, rebounded several
hundred feet toward the east and died
away.
Near Coal Hill and Carksville, johnson
county, Ark, the damage was very serious
and many persons were injured. Four
miles from GAINESVILLE this evening Turner
John Reeds child, G. K. Rowley's daugh-
ter and a child of Mr.. Petty were killed. A
man named Phillips, near Ozark, was seri-
ously injured by falling timber. The loss
to armers and building, fences, stocks and
growing crops il very heavy.
A dispatch from Prescott, Kansas, says;
BY a cyclone at $50 p. IN. Thursday
seventeen persons were killed at different
points throughout the country and an in.
calculable amount OF damage was done to
all kinds CT property. Prescott was liter
ywiped out ofexistence, not asingle build
ing being left standing to mark the site ola
once prosperous and thriving village.
Reports are coming in from all over
the country of damage by the storm.
It was a genuine cyclone. but came from
the northwest instead of the southwest as
Is usual. Hail fell all over the country,
SOM stones measuring thirteen inches in
circumference. Following is a list of casu-
alties:
Killed-Constable Jake Stevens, Will
Mackin, Mrs. Sarah Crone, P. Flynn and
three children, Jacob Breach and wife,
Mrs. Richard Hardness, Mrs. Douglass
Walters and infant, an infant of s. P.
Denning, and a s~ix.year-old child OF Will
lam McCaull.
Seriously Injured-Jim Walbridge. Ed.
ward Hornell, back hurt and arm broken;
George White, arm broken; J. c. Kinsey,
severe contusions; Will Campbell, struck
by timber. and will die.
On the farm Of Richard Hardness, he,
his wife, four children, and Miss Minick, OF
Oakland, ILL.,, visiting the family, were in
the house. The building was taken up
boldly Inc carried two hundred yards
and dropped in an orchard, crashing upon
a large apple tree. All the occupants were
hurt very seriously, and Mrs. Hardness
was kil1ad